EU
Euro-area deep industrial downturn is lowering CPI
Euro-area consumer price inflation slowed to 2.6% in February while the manufacturing PMI remains deep in contraction
EUMercosur-EU trade deal will not be reached this year
Paraguayan President Santiago Pena, currently head of the Mercosur bloc, yesterday dismissed hopes of a rapid deal
MercosurPolish government will divert farmers’ anger to EU
The government can blame the EU for farmers’ grievances over cheap Ukrainian imports and the burdens of its ‘green deal’
PolandEU will struggle to reverse migration trends
The number of asylum applicants to the EU+ last year was the highest since the 2015-16 migrant crisis
EUFarmer concerns will shift EU climate policy
Farmer pressure will force the EU to dilute green deal policies further
EUDiamond sanctions will have a modest impact on Russia
New G7 sanctions on Russia's diamond exports are being introduced in several stages
RussiaFarmer unrest will make EU trade deals more difficult
Farmers are calling for a prioritisation of food sovereignty in future EU free trade agreements (FTAs)
EUGreater risks lie ahead for Italy’s government
Italy’s right-wing coalition has proven stable but political and economic challenges will increase
Italy
